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The issues surrounding Israel are legitimate subjects for debate and David Icke has not flinched from addressing them despite the attacks on him this has triggered over the years. However, this debate can be conducted without falling into the cesspit of gratuitous racist abuse. There is no need for this for a view about Israel's policies to be expressed and this is not a place to dump such bile. There are many forums that would welcome it, this one does not.

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Racism and immigration have become hot topics, and while we welcome free speech and understand that everyone has an opinion, threads on racism and immigration are detracting from what the forum is here for, and detracting from David's own views. With this in mind Race and Immigration topics are presented as personal points of view of the members who post them and are not necesarilly the views of David Icke or the Forum Staff. With this in mind, such threads will now be sited in the Rant Room area. Forum Rules still apply.

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